Biography, Green B Gipson, Madison County, AR

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Green B. GIPSON, merchant and farmer of Lamar Township, was born in Richland
Township, Madison Co., Ark., January 11, 1847, and is a son of Green and Rhoda
(HAWK) Gipson, who were born in North Carolina and Tennessee respectively. The
father was born on the 19th of January, 1810, and at the early age of twelve
years left home and went to Warren County, Tenn., where he worked as a day
laborer for some time, and then settled in Madison County, Ark., during its
early settlement (1830). 

He began life a poor boy, but by energy and good management became a well-to-
do farmer, owning at the time of his death, which occurred December 10, 1883,
a fine farm of 320 acres. His sympathies were readily enlisted in the cause of
the poor and oppressed, and his many kind deeds will long be remembered by the
present generation. He was a Democrat. 

His widow is still residing on the old home farm, and is now seventy-six years
of age. Eleven children were born to their marriage, eight of whom are now
living: Mary, wife of R. THOMPSON; Nancy, wife of H. H. FOX; Missanire, wife
of B. B. DAVIS; John; Druscilla, wife of E. DODSON; Pleasant M.; Telitha, wife
of Capt. W. R. LAWSON; Lydia, widow of Thomas LONG; Green B., Hosea and
Ezekial. 

Green B. GIPSON received a fair English education, and in June, 1863, enlisted
in Capt. W. R. LAWSON'S independent company of cavalry (C. S. A.), and served
until the close of the war. He was severely wounded on the 10th of May, 1865,
by a navy ball, which passed through his right eye, and was cut out back of
the right ear. 

After the close of the war he returned home and turned his attention to the
peaceful pursuit of farming, which he has continued ever since. In 1872 he
engaged in merchandising at Wesley, but discontinued that business in 1878. He
is also extensively engaged in stock raising. 

March 10, 1875, he was united in marriage to Mary, a daughter of Samuel MOORE,
a Virginian, and by her is the father of four children: Etta Lavada, Cleo
Lillian, Dora Veola and Minnie Lee. 

Mr. and Mrs. GIPSON are members of the Baptist Church, and he is a Democrat
and a member of the Masonic fraternity." (Goodspeeds History of NW AR...)